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HOK
Licenses e-SPECS to Integrate and Automate Specifications on Upcoming
Projects
February
9th, Portland, ME - InterSpec, Inc. ("InterSpec") announced
today that HOK is licensing the patented e-SPECS® construction
specification solutions for use on pilot projects. HOK, the world's
largest architectural firm and listed among 10 largest practices in
six regions and six market sectors as ranked by the 2006 BD World
Architecture Survey, is licensing and evaluating e-SPECS for select
projects in an effort to fully understand the efficiencies and improvements
e-SPECS can enable on a broader scale.
e-SPECS
automates the preparation of construction specifications by extracting
the product and material requirements directly from the Building Information
Models (BIM) instantly updating the project specifications to the
requirements of the building model.
e-SPECS solutions integrate the entire project team into the specification
development process streamlining the document coordination process
and reducing reliance on inefficient word processing systems. As updates
and changes in the design drawing model are made, those changes are
synchronized and updated into the e-SPECS project. The automation
and management solutions enable reduction in time and costs in design,
improved communication and access to current specification information
resulting in a reduction in coordination issues, change orders, addendums
and RFIs.
"We're
excited to understand first hand how e-SPECS can help to integrate
and automate our BIM models with our firm's master specifications",
said Jim Kellogg, Senior Vice President, Best Practices Director of
HOK, Inc. "HOK's knowledge, BIM practices and global resources are
important to continuing our success and we look forward to working
with e-SPECS to help us to better manage this information and access
to using it."
"Our
success depends on our customer's successes", said Michael Brennan,
InterSpec's CEO. "We are proud to see e-SPECS solutions being pilot
tested by industry leaders such as HOK. We fully expect HOK to realize
the value of the integration and automation e-SPECS will bring on
these upcoming projects."
About
HOK
HOK is a global architectural firm that specializes in planning, design
and delivery solutions for buildings and communities. Through its
collaborative network of 22 offices worldwide, the firm serves diverse
clients within the corporate, commercial, public and institutional
markets. HOK is committed to developing resources and expertise to
help lead the world toward sustainable communities and building environments.
Founded in 1955, the firm's expertise includes architecture, interiors,
planning, graphics, facilities planning and assessment, engineering,
and construction services.
About
InterSpec
InterSpec
provides construction document management solutions and services built
on its patented e-SPECS specification management technology. e-SPECS
software automates the specification process by extracting the product
and material requirements directly from the project drawings. e-SPECS
integrates directly with Autodesk's AutoCAD®, Architectural Desktop
and Autodesk Revit-based products and supports all libraries of MASTERSPEC®.
For architects and engineers who spend many hours on every project
preparing construction specifications, e-SPECS software saves time
and money while ensuring that the construction drawings agree with
the specifications. For more information visit www.e-specs.com or
contact sales at +1-207-772-6135 or email to sales@e-SPECS.com.
e-SPECS
is a registered trademark of InterSpec. Autodesk, AutoCAD and Revit
are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. MASTERSPEC is a registered
trademark of the American Institute of Architects. Source for world
ranking survey: "World's Largest Practices," BD World Architecture
Top 200, January 2006. © Copyright 2006 InterSpec, Inc. All rights
reserved.
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